Spelling auto-correct to American English?

debitcardmayhem

I remember being sitting at a beach bar in the south of France and a loud(aren't they all?) American said to  the patron do you speak English the patron (let's call himp JP) aked me in french if I speak English so I replied in French yes but not American the poor patron had to go to the kitchen to stifle his chuckles. I for my sins got a free bottle of wine but then again that's normalcy and don't start me on aluminum  

MalMonroe

onomatopoeia99 said:

Manxman_in_exile said:

eg licence to license

Both are valid in British English, but they are not interchangeable.

I have a driving licence
The DVLA license you to drive.

That's because one is a verb (license, practise, etc) and the other is a noun (licence, GP practice, etc)

MalMonroe

debitcardmayhem said:

I remember being sitting at a beach bar in the south of France and a loud(aren't they all?) American said to  the patron do you speak English the patron (let's call himp JP) aked me in french if I speak English so I replied in French yes but not American the poor patron had to go to the kitchen to stifle his chuckles. I for my sins got a free bottle of wine but then again that's normalcy and don't start me on aluminum  

I think it's a shame that we can't all just live and let live and accept our differences without being snobbish or rude (e.g. speaking in a language that others may not be able to use) about it. And no, actually, they aren't all loud, I have American friends and they're not loud at all. British people, now they ARE loud, especially when they are holidaying on the continent. 

[Aluminum is a different word altogether from the British aluminium. And although it may mean the same item, it's pronounced differently too.] 

MalMonroe

Manxman_in_exile said:

Colour, honour, licence, recognise.

Thanks.  Looks like it was spelling settings in Edge.  VERY annoying.

Thank you.

As with many other things, you can always switch the whole thing off, if you so desire.

MalMonroe

Manxman_in_exile said:

The one I don't understand, but you often see on these boards, is people asking "Can someone give me some advise please...?"

Even Americans don't say that - or do they?

No, sadly that's just ignorance. 

debitcardmayhem

MalMonroe said:

debitcardmayhem said:

I remember being sitting at a beach bar in the south of France and a loud(aren't they all?) American said to  the patron do you speak English the patron (let's call himp JP) aked me in french if I speak English so I replied in French yes but not American the poor patron had to go to the kitchen to stifle his chuckles. I for my sins got a free bottle of wine but then again that's normalcy and don't start me on aluminum  

I think it's a shame that we can't all just live and let live and accept our differences without being snobbish or rude (e.g. speaking in a language that others may not be able to use) about it. And no, actually, they aren't all loud, I have American friends and they're not loud at all. British people, now they ARE loud, especially when they are holidaying on the continent. 

[Aluminum is a different word altogether from the British aluminium. And although it may mean the same item, it's pronounced differently too.] 

Don't lecture me on being snobbish , I was relating a story, I was in France and I was talking to a friend of 20+years and trying to talk to him in his native language. Oh and what is the definition of Aluminum if it is different word, and British words are not the same as English nor is Italian the same as Latin. 

Manxman_in_exile

Actually... Americans might spell the noun "advice" as "advise"?

I've certainly read the rather ugly and unappealing word "vise" in an American novel, referring to the heavy-duty clamping tool usually found fixed to a work-bench.  (Maybe it was in the book the 1995 film Casino was based on?  Or more likely the book of the film... )

tr7phil

Username03725 said:

onomatopoeia99 said:

Manxman_in_exile said:

eg licence to license

Both are valid in British English, but they are not interchangeable.

I have a driving licence
The DVLA license you to drive.

This needs to be in the Motoring thread, where seemingly only one person in every dozen is aware of the difference.

There was even a thread in there where someone had quoted something with correct usage of "licence" and had typed "[sic]" after it!